Thursday, December 18, 2014

Some months have passed since the release of
the first Limited Edition Art Print "Mary". As we would like to give you
the opportunity to choose between a small selection of Prints, we have
decided to continue with the pencil drawing "Drawn Face VI" from 2009.

If you are already looking for an "after christmas gift", you can
purchase the prints on the page below or send us an e-mail to
contact@dzimirsky.com

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

After
a long time, it was time to update the website. All is new now and we
are very proud to present the new layout with a lot more information
on artworks and projects. The website is now maintained by
Dirk's Personal assistant Jennifer to assure regular updates.
There will be more content added soon, so please come back regularly and subscribe to the newsletter.

If
you have any questions or ideas for improvement, we are happy if you
send an e-mail.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

I finally released my first
Limited Edition Art Print. It is from my latest graphite
drawing "Mary". The work is printed on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag 308 g/m² paper in
the highest resolution. The format of ca. 20 x 28 inches (50 x 70 cm) is a bit
smaller but close to the original graphite drawing.The edition size is
strictly limited to 40, each print is signed and numbered and comes with a
certificate of authenticity. Once sold out there will be no reprints
whatsoever(i.e. different format). The price for the print is 350 Euros
(ca. $470) plus 30 Euros (ca. $40) shipping worldwide.You can either order
it from BigCartel.com or just
contact me directly via email.

Friday, June 20, 2014

I just returned back from Tokyo, Japan where I did a promotion exhibition for
Waterman Paris. In April I drew a large scale ball pen drawing for them to
accompany the introduction of their new Blue Obsession Pen Collection. The work
was shown in Paris and in Tokyo and I also did a bit of life drawing with the
pens at the events.
You can find a promotion video and more information
about the project on the Waterman website. There is also a competition to win
the artwork but you must be either living in France or Japan to be able to enter
the competition. http://www.waterman.com/en/content/32-the-blue-obsession-collection

Monday, December 17, 2012

I get many questions about the materials I use for graphite drawings so I put together this list.

But be aware as long as you use good quality materials you should not be too concerned about the right materials. Just experiment a lot to find the materials which you like and which give you the results you want.

I used to draw on Canson Mi-teintes paper (the smoother backside) but now I draw more on Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchpad. But I am still trying a lot of new papers. I prefer using papers with at least a bit of texture or "tooth". I am not fond of ultra smooth paper. Often I see people using printer paper -that is not good for a serious drawing.

I draw with Faber-Castell pencils (Serie 9000), standard wooden pencils, using more or less all grades that are available (5H to 8B). Graphite is always grey, even the softest pencil, so I use a black color pencil or the 8B pencil by Staedtler (which claims to be graphite but it is mixed with something) to draw the darkest areas. I am using this not for dark backgrounds though. Charcoal will not stick on graphite, so I do not use it. But the other way around (graphite over charcoal) works, so you might want to try that although I am not doing it.

When drawing on white paper, I draw with an eraser to get the lighter parts and highlights. Tools here are a kneadable eraser, an eraser pencil by Faber-Castell (7056) and an eraser pencil by Tombow (Mono Zero).On toned, darker paper I use a white Charcoal pencil (General's) for the highlights and lights. Instead of the that you can also use white pastel or white colored pencil.

For blending I use ordinary tissues and blending stumps. I have not tried brushes for blending but you might want to try them.

Monday, November 5, 2012

"Beethoven", 2012 Cover illustration for "Heritage of our World", distributed with National Geographics, Germany.I used a painting of Beethoven and a photo of a bust for reference. For texture reference I took a photo. Still had to improvise a lot -the hair is completely improvised based on a Beethoven bust.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Drawing demo on Canson Sketchpad paper (c. 11" x 15") from my workshop in Feb. 2012.You can see the different stages starting with a simple Block-in, then refining the sketch, sketching in the forms, building up the forms by blending, building up the values and putting in the final details.